Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11

| Mining companies. ...,.......... 1888 -
Freight, sleeping and palace car
companies. ..................... l,s57 81
Total Observation-Disclosures. ssl2, III IS
The senate has confirmed the appoint
ment OF Michael Brown Of Big Rapids, and
James a. Grocer OF MenOminee, TO be
trustees OF the soldiers home at Grand
| Rapids, for six years, and Russell A. Alger
| OF Detroit, for two years TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Byron X.
| Pierce.
The house in committee of the whole has
| agreed TO the bill TO preserve the ballot
boxes OF the city of Detroit from being
| opened at the coming spring election or
the destruction of the ballots.
VIM. G. Beard. Michigan member of the
national committee of the union labor
| party" has issued "a call for "A mass con
vention TO be held in Lansing March - TO
nominate justices Of the supreme court
ana regents of the university. Mr.. Beard,
| speaking OF the Cincinnati party and in
vlting full attendance, says: This is
the grand opportunity for the producer
and consumer to crystalize into new
party. The farmers are interested in the
success and good pay Of the laborer, for
they are the great consumers of the coun-
try, This new party came into existence
10 make the Declaration OF independence
reality instead OF hollow mockerv
therefore let all who believe IN liberty and
Justice do their duty before it is too late"
The senate has passed the house bin max
ing an appropriation for IA deficiency In
the fund for constructing an asylum for
insane criminals, having added a tax
clause in which the house concurred. anc
the bill goes 10 the governor.
The senate after discussing the bill OF
Senator Palmer requiring civil licenses to
be taken Dat for marriages and regulating
the manner or application for sucu license
and other restrictions 10 prevent the
matrimonial reunion Of people not com
petent by reason OF age, the consent OF
parents, or other dlSqualllicatiOns, agreed
To IT without amendment. The blanks To
be filled out by the applicant require a
statement of the full name. age and color,
residence, place OF birth occupation.
fathers name and mother maiden name
OF each OF the parties To be married the
consent OF parents or guardians If either
party Is minor, the number of times
parties have been previously married, the
brides maiden name. in case she Is
widow, the date, signature, date and place
OF marriage, names of two witnesses and
certlicatiou OF the clergyman or magis-
trate officiating.
The joint resolution asking congress to
give to the state OF Michi an I'm trust for
the university OF Michigan. the govern
ment lands within the state, together with
such other lands a. revert to the general
government Ivy the forfeiture of land
grants, failed OF its passage in the senate.
The committee on legislation OF the
Michigan and West Michigan press asso-
Citations and other gentlemen Interested in
press laws held session on the I'd inst.
they favor till providing that notices of
foreclosure of chattel mortgages, sheriff
sales registration notices, etc, shall be
published instead Of being posted as il
often done. They also propose TO amend
the statutes so that supervisors shall be re
quired TO publish their financial state
ments at the close of every session instead
of annually as at present. The advisable
ity of amending the libel laws also came
in for discussion. Messrs. Thorp q God
frey OF the State Republican gave q PFsss =
gentlemen a banquet at the Hudson house
IN the evening.
Representative Breen Of Menominee has
notified the democratic state central com
mittee that he cannot accept the nomina-
tion for regent. rendered him. His reasons
are incompatibilty with his present ou-
Ties a. Representatives.
The house has passed the bill providing
for the payment of hounties for killing
English sparrowS The terms of the bill
allow bounty Of one cent "A head for each
sparrow killed The heads of the birds are
to be presented in lots Of not less than
twenty-five to the city, village or town
ship clerk who il to issue TO the enterpris-
ing hunter a certificate for the amount OF
money due him. The certificates are To
be paid by the county treasurer.
The report of DR.. Hurd. medical super
intendent of the Pontiac asylum. submit
ting estimates for the construction of two
detached buildings laid before the
house few DAYS ago The style OF the
buildings is plain, the material brick, with
field stone foundation and slate roof. The
dimensions are l01 by ~ two stories high
a. lIa.s
building is figured al $1,000. There is not
land enough in connection with the asylum
to afford sufficient supplies for the use of
the inmates. An adjacent farm of 100
acres can toe purchased, and DR. Hurd
recommends that this be done, and esti-
mates the cost OF the proposed new build
lngs aud the 80 acre farm at $500
The joint committees on railroads Of the
two houses held two sessions the other day
All the leading railroad men of the state
appeared and gave their views on pending
the automatic coupler bill, the
state railroad engineers bill, the freight
tariff regulation Till, and some other min
Or measures.
The house has passed the bill authorizing
the formation of trotting associations,
and IL was immediately signed bv the gov
srnor, having already passed the senate
he governor has also signed the bills ced-
ing To the United States Jurisdiction over
The site OF the postoliice Mt Bay City; de-
taching territory from Lakefeld, Macki-
nae county, and organizing the town Of
Portage; ceding TO the United States juris-
fiction over the site of the postoifice in
East Saginaw Incorporating Bessemer,
AgOgebec county.
AS having q bearing upon the various
bills appropriating state swamp lands for
different Improvements Senator Sharp
offered two re olutions the other day
a. hlNh nd Oh ha Htaf fwN.
the commissioner of the state land Office a
statement showing in what counties are
ocated all state roads and bitches con
'tructed in whole or IN part from the pro
,eeds of state swamp lands. The second
asks for list OF all such roads and bitches
n the state with the total amount ex.
pended upon them up To Sept. 80, 1856.
BEECuER DYING.